Monday, December 03, 2012

Rumor Mill: Mets Meet with eight teams including the Red Sox about Dickey

The suitors include the Boston Red Sox. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and Alderson
met Monday afternoon, with New York looking for top Red Sox prospects - outfielder
Jackie Bradley Jr. and shortstop Xander Boegarts in exchange for the Cy
Young Award winner.

However, it's unlikely the Red Sox
would part with those two prospects.

Boegarts is ranked #1 in the organization and Bradley is ranked #3.

Alderson insisted he had not resolved to trade Dickey, nor would he say
the momentum had moved appreciably in that direction. Still, the GM
added, he had not even spoken with Bo McKinnis, Dickey's agent, since
arriving in Nashville.

Alderson added about the trade talks: "Everything we did today was
preliminary. We've met with several clubs on a variety of topics -- not
just R.A. We expect to do that the remainder of the afternoon and maybe
this evening as well."

He acknowledged also speaking with clubs about left-hander Jonathon Niese.

Alderson said he would be looking for "difference makers" in return
for Dickey -- not low Class A prospects. He added that the incoming
player would not necessarily have to be an outfielder or catcher -- the
two areas of most glaring need for the club.

"What we've tried to say to ourselves is that we have to get back
difference makers," Alderson said. "It doesn't have to be a catcher. It
doesn't have to be an outfielder. It doesn't have to be anything. But it
has to be a difference-maker. Because R.A. is a difference-maker."